The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Oil for Deafness: Take pressed Oil of Leeks, bitter Almonds and Laurel, of each two ounces; Spicknard, Ca∣storeum and Coloquintida shred, of each a dram; Juice of Rue, and Whitewine, of each an ounce and a half: put these into a Matras close stop∣ped, and let them digest twen∣ty four Hours in a lukewarm Balneo Mariae; then encrease by degrees the heat of the Bath, and boil them to the consumption of the moisture: then strain and press the Oil out for use, mixing after∣ward with it six grains of Musk.

This Oil put just warm in∣to the Ears, a drop or two at a time, wonderfully helps Deafness in those that were not born so; but such as were born deaf very rarely reco∣ver, though some foolish pre∣tenders to all manner of Cures,

will, for the fake of your, Money, promise infallible Suc∣cess.